Paperback
When blood roars, surgeons fight. Healthcare hemorrhages. Can they save it?

Audible Bleeding

Medicine & Politics: A Vascular Surgeon's Perspective

  • Paperback

    290 pages

  • Release Date

    24 November 2025

Summary

In the operating room, when there is unexpected massive bleeding like a raging inferno, the emergency responders are the vascular surgeons.

But is there bleeding that even vascular surgeons fear? The answer is yes. A former trainee told me to fear two types of bleeding: if the bleeding is coming from you, and audible bleeding. Audible bleeding is when the flow or volume of blood loss is so great you can hear it.

Audible bleeding occurs when the aorta is opened (deliberately or…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781989879528
ISBN-10:1989879527
Author:York N. Hsiang
Publisher:Hum Press
Imprint:Hum Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:290
Edition:2nd
Release Date:24 November 2025
Weight:390g
Dimensions:15mm x 152mm x 229mm
A-Format
B-Format
Audible Bleeding by York N. Hsiang - ISBN: 9781989879528
152 × 229 mm
C-Format
A4
mm / in
About The Author

York N. Hsiang

York N. Hsiang, MB. ChB., MHSc., FRCSC. is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and previously served as Consultant Surgeon at the Vancouver General Hospital for 34 years. During that time, he treated thousands of patients, trained dozens of medical students to become doctors, and residents (medical graduates) to become surgeons. Born in Taiwan, educated in the United States, New Zealand, and Canada, Dr. Hsiang has diverse interests in vascular engineering, vascular biology, lasers, wound healing, and clinical epidemiology. Dr. Hsiang has served as the Head of Vascular Surgery, Director of Surgical Research, and Associate Head of Surgery, UBC. He has been a pivotal member in the development of his specialty, conducted multidisciplinary clinical and biomedical research, and has written over 120 scientific research articles. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Past President of the Chinese Canadian Medical Society (BC), Pacific Northwest Vascular Surgery, Western Vascular Society, and Canadian Society for Science and Ethics in Medicine.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.